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Uneasy Listening

Oct 6, 2022 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM

Music

With Commie Francis

Music from all different genres from the 1910s to the 2020s. On a lyrical theme for the first two hours, FREEFORM MADNESS for the last hour.

Loneliness!

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Dear goodness this was a HUGE topic, I had to split it into regular loneliness, songs about being alone, and songs about missing people! And it's still three hours long! Enjoy this super-themed episode!

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Uneasy Listening
3:01 AM
Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
Bay City Rollers Saturday Night
Rollin' Arista 1974
3:03 AM
Pat Powdrill & The Powerdrills - They Are the Lonely
Pat Powdrill & The Powerdrills They Are the Lonely
Together Forever / They Are the Lonely Downey Records 1967
3:06 AM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over The Debonairs - Lonely is the Summer

3:09 AM
Joe Dassin - Comme la lune (Four Kinds of Lonely)
Joe Dassin Comme la lune (Four Kinds of Lonely)
Ça M'avance A Quoi ? / Comme La Lune CBS 1966
3:13 AM
Generacion Suicida - Dulce Soledad
Generacion Suicida Dulce Soledad
Reflejos Generacion Suicida 2017
3:15 AM
Katherine Henderson with Clarence Williams and His Orchestra - Lonesome Lovesick Blues
Katherine Henderson with Clarence Williams and His Orchestra Lonesome Lovesick Blues
Harlem Jazz 1921-1931 Classic Jazz Masters
orig 1928
3:18 AM
Alien Nosejob - Phone Alone
Alien Nosejob Phone Alone
Paint It Clear Anti Fade Records 2021
3:20 AM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over Ornette Coleman - Lonely Woman

3:24 AM
Lime Crush - I Don't Wanna Die Alone
Lime Crush I Don't Wanna Die Alone
Sub Divide Fettkakao 2018
3:27 AM
Beck - I Get Lonesome
Beck I Get Lonesome
One Foot In the Grave K Records 1994
CALVIN BACKING VOCALS DOUBLE SHOT
3:31 AM
Bill Withers - Lonely Town, Lonely Street
Bill Withers Lonely Town, Lonely Street
Still Bill Columbia/Legacy 1972
3:33 AM
Cosmic Overdose - Isolatorer
Cosmic Overdose Isolatorer
Observation Galen / Isolatorer Silence Records 1979
3:36 AM
The Pretty Things - Loneliest Person
The Pretty Things Loneliest Person
S.F. Sorrow Columbia 1968
3:38 AM
The Chefs - Commander Lonely
The Chefs Commander Lonely
Messthetics #108 (South Coast D.I.Y. '77-81) Hyped to Death 2011
from their unreleased album
3:40 AM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over Desmond Simmons - Alone on Penguin Island

3:44 AM
Dick "Two Ton" Baker and His Music Makers - I'm a Lonely Little Petunia in an Onion Patch
Dick "Two Ton" Baker and His Music Makers I'm a Lonely Little Petunia in an Onion Patch
I'm A Lonely Little Petunia / Near You Mercury 1947
3:47 AM
Lotte Lenya - Lonely House
Lotte Lenya Lonely House
September Song And Other American Theatre Songs Of Kurt Weill Columbia Masterworks 1958
3:51 AM
Space - Begin Again
Space Begin Again R
Tin Planet Gut Records 1997
requested by Jason in San Francisco
3:54 AM
Husker Du - Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Husker Du Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Candy Apple Grey Warner Bros 1986
3:57 AM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over Malaria! - Einsam

4:00 AM
Camille Yarbrough - Ain't It A Lonely Feeling
Camille Yarbrough Ain't It A Lonely Feeling
The Iron Pot Cooker Vanguard 1975
4:04 AM
Tres and Kitsy - If You Are Lonely
Tres and Kitsy If You Are Lonely
Dandelions KBK Records 1971
4:05 AM
TTL - Bored and Lonely
TTL Bored and Lonely
Transistor Generation / Bored And Lonely EMI 1982
4:08 AM
Range Rats - Lonely
Range Rats Lonely
Range Rats Tombstone Records 1985
4:10 AM
Melvin Davis - Find a Quiet Place (And Be Lonely)
Melvin Davis Find a Quiet Place (And Be Lonely)
Find A Quiet Place / This Ain't the Way Wheel City 1964
4:13 AM
The Carter Family - Happy Or Lonesome
The Carter Family Happy Or Lonesome
Happy Or Lonesome / The East Virginia Blues Bluebird 1934
4:15 AM
Guinea Pig - Lonely Sun Is Dead
Guinea Pig Lonely Sun Is Dead
Guinea Pig / Lonely Sun Is Dead Les Disques Harry Lime
Late 70s-mid 80s probably?
4:19 AM
Mr. Wrong - Isolation Du Plenty
Mr. Wrong Isolation Du Plenty
Create a Place Water Wing 2020
4:20 AM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over The Ventures - Lonely Bull

4:24 AM
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Lonely Financial Zone
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Lonely Financial Zone
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers Beserkeley 1976
4:27 AM
Los Saicos - Lonely Star (Estrella solitaria)
Los Saicos Lonely Star (Estrella solitaria)
Demolición / Lonely Star - Single Munster 1965
4:30 AM
Merle Haggard - Why Should I Be Lonely?
Merle Haggard Why Should I Be Lonely?
Same Train, Different Time Capitol Records 1969
Jimmie Rodgers cover (as are all the songs on this record)
4:33 AM
No Entry Band - Cold and Lonely Life
No Entry Band Cold and Lonely Life
Cold and Lonely Lives EP Kube Arts 1978
4:36 AM
Gino Soccio - So Lonely
Gino Soccio So Lonely
Outline Unidisc Music Inc. 1979
4:37 AM
Joe Brown And His Bruvvers - Lonely Circus
Joe Brown And His Bruvvers Lonely Circus
Teardrops in the Rain / Lonely Circus Pye Records 1965
4:40 AM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over Graf Haufen - Allein

4:43 AM
Leonard Cohen - A Bunch of Lonesome Heros
Leonard Cohen A Bunch of Lonesome Heros
Songs from a Room Columbia Nashville 1969
4:46 AM
The Motels - Only the Lonely
The Motels Only the Lonely R
All Four One Capitol Records 1982
requested by MrM
4:49 AM
Catastrophe Bizarre - Oh Lonesome Me
Catastrophe Bizarre Oh Lonesome Me
Melodien Für Schöne Stunden Limbabwe 1982
4:54 AM
Sham 69 - What About the Lonely?
Sham 69 What About the Lonely?
Tell Us the Truth Polydor 1978
4:55 AM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over Vitamin String Quartet - Cactus (Pixies)

4:56 AM
Wipers - The Lonely One
Wipers The Lonely One
Over the Edge Zenorecords 1983
5:01 AM
Mižerija - Izolacija
Mižerija Izolacija
Demo Doomtown Records 2021
5:04 AM
Lil Louis - Club Lonely
Lil Louis Club Lonely
Journey With The Lonely Epic/Legacy 1992
5:12 AM
Donald Adkins - Lonely Side Walks
Donald Adkins Lonely Side Walks R
Lonely Side Walks / Miserable Life Malibu Records 1969
5:14 AM
The Accüsed - Lonely Place
The Accüsed Lonely Place
The Return of Martha Splatterhead Unrest Records 1986
5:17 AM
Woody Guthrie - Lonesome Day
Woody Guthrie Lonesome Day
Woody Guthrie, Vol. 1 Stinson Records 1952
5:20 AM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over Vassar Clements - Lonesome Fiddle Blues

5:23 AM
The Louvin Brothers - Weary Lonesome Blues
The Louvin Brothers Weary Lonesome Blues
A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers Capitol 1960
5:25 AM
The O'Jays - Lonely Drifter
The O'Jays Lonely Drifter
Comin' Through Imperial 1965
5:28 AM
The Lemon Pipers - Lonely Atmosphere
The Lemon Pipers Lonely Atmosphere
Jungle Marmalade Buddah/Legacy 1968
5:31 AM
Reality - Lonely Shadow
Reality Lonely Shadow
Who Killed The Golden Goose - Single Fight Back Records 1984
5:36 AM
Bad Livers - High, Lonesome, Dead and Gone
Bad Livers High, Lonesome, Dead and Gone
Horses in the Mines Quarterstick Records 1994
5:40 AM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over Anthony Pasquarosa - On Solitude

5:43 AM
Pete Ham - A Lonely Day
Pete Ham A Lonely Day
Golders Green Rykodisc 1999
recorded late 60s
5:45 AM
Wanda Jackson - I'm the Queen of My Lonely Little World
Wanda Jackson I'm the Queen of My Lonely Little World
You'll Always Have My Love Capitol Nashville 1967
5:47 AM
Bertha "Chippie" Hill - Lonesome All Alone And Blue
Bertha "Chippie" Hill Lonesome All Alone And Blue
Bertha "Chippie" Hill 1925-1929 Document Records 1995
with Louis Armstrong and Richard M. Jones
5:50 AM
Zyfilis - Isolera
Zyfilis Isolera
Alla Ska Ha Adult Crash 2020
5:52 AM
Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets - Have You Ever Been Lonely
Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets Have You Ever Been Lonely
Have You Ever Been Lonely / Bonita Orchestra Records 1961
5:54 AM
Johnny Cash - Port of Lonely Hearts
Johnny Cash Port of Lonely Hearts
Now Here's Johnny Cash Sun 1961
5:56 AM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over The Ventures - The Lonely Sea

5:58 AM
Joy Division - Isolation
Joy Division Isolation R
Closer Factory 1980
requested by Jason from SF